i was shopping today and guess what i found.?????

[AllaN01Bear]

a mad magazine. instantly bought it. it is a special collectors edition.
mad went out of publishing an new material as they said they had run out. ohm my has it been interisting.

[hlthe2b]

1. Where did you find it?

Barnes & Noble used to sell a lot of magazines but I've not been in one in quite some time. The grocery stores have really reduced their "offerings..."

[AllaN01Bear]

2. at a reigonal calfiornia supermarket store chain called safe mart.

was in our local safemart store i saw t and grabbed. MINE.

[hlthe2b]

3. Was there any kind of date on it? What was on the cover?

Inquiring minds and all that...

[AllaN01Bear]

4. npopers . just a sell by date of 5/27/25

looked on the inside cover for publisher info ,sorry , nothing there.

[electric_blue68]

5. Oooo, hahaha! Loved it! Maaaybe our biggest Barnes & Noble will have one.

Sigh... not sure I've been in a B&N since before Covid. I used to go a lot! The biggest one in Manhattan is still just north of Union Sq Park. I would also go to the Green Market at the west & northern side of the park, then stop in at B&N. Good times!

Looked at Crafts, Art, Architecture, Interior Design, Science, Science Fiction, Gardening for beutiful photos, Children's Books for the illustrations. The magazine rack for the same, plus rock mags.

I should go this summer!

Thanks for the inspiration.

ETA: I read MAD from mid 60's - up to ? 81+ish. Then I picked one up in the ?early 90's.
As an artist I was really interested to see the new visual styles they presented.

[AllaN01Bear]

6. i got a gift subscfription for christmas a while back.

in the middle of the subscription,mad quit. im still a little miffed @ them

[electric_blue68]

7. Aw, not so fun.